---
nav-title: "camera How-To"
title: "camera"
environment: nativescript
description: "Examples for using camera"
previous_url: /ApiReference/camera/HOW-TO
---
# Camera module
Using a camera requires the camera module.
<snippet id='camera-require'/>

### Taking a picture.
<snippet id='camera-take-picture'/>

### Check for availability
<snippet id='camera-is-availabile'/>